CARLISLE -- The Mount Holly Springs man accused of shooting two rounds from a bolt-action rifle at the boyfriend of his estranged wife was found guilty of all charges by a Cumberland County jury Tuesday.

Assistant District Attorney Richard Bradbury argued through the trial that Hippensteel had set out that day to kill Timothy Bouder, whom he said was dating Hippensteel’s estranged wife, Sue Ann Hippensteel.

Bouder testified on Sept. 21, when he was parked in his truck near the corner of N. West and C streets in Carlisle, that Hippensteel confronted him, walked into Sue Ann Hippensteel’s apartment, then walked back out to his own truck.

Bouder said that’s when he saw the barrel of a rifle sticking out of Hippensteel’s vehicle. He testified he ducked down, and said the first shot went through his truck, shattering a window, and grazing the back of his head.

He heard a second shot, too, which grazed his back, according to testimony.

Testimony indicates Hippensteel then fled, and was the subject of a five-hour manhunt before police found him on Ridge Road in Cooke Township.

Hippensteel took the stand in his own defense, and said he did not intend to hurt or kill Bouder -- he only wanted to scare him. He told the jury he pointed the rifle at Bouder’s truck, but did not aim it at directly him.

In his closing arguments, Chief Public Defender Timothy Clawges told the jury the necessary intent for a conviction on the most serious charges of attempted murder and aggravated assault was not present in this case.

Bradbury argued otherwise, and said the evidence showed Hippensteel went there that day with the intention of killing Bouder.

Following the verdict, Bradbury said he was pleased with the outcome, and said the jury made the right decision.

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